πλεονεκτέω
pleonektéō · G4122 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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to take advantage of, to exploit, exploitation
To take advantage of someone, usually as the result of a motivation of greed
Examples2 Corinthians 2:11 so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
2 Corinthians 7:2 Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one.
2 Corinthians 12:17 Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you, have I?
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- Not stated: we 2
- ΤίτοςTitus 1
- Not stated: I 1
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- σύyou 2
- οὐδείςno one 1
- ἀδελφόςbrother 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- διάthrough+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
- ἐνin+ πρᾶγμαhappening 1
- ὑπόby, under+ ΣατανᾶςSatan 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- μήnot 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- ἀδικέω adikéō · G91 · to harm, to hurt, to act unjustly
- Greek verb for acting unjustly or wronging someone; overlaps with πλεονεκτέω in contexts where taking advantage constitutes wrongdoing, though ἀδικέω is broader and not specifically focused on covetous over-reaching
- ἀποστερέω aposteréō · G650 · to defraud, to deprive by deception, to deprive of
- Greek verb meaning to defraud or deprive someone of what is rightfully theirs; shares the exploitative dimension of πλεονεκτέω though focuses more on withholding/depriving than on covetous over-reaching
In the other Testament 2 words
- בָּצַע bâtsaʻ · H1214 · to cut off, to break off, to complete
- Hebrew verb denoting covetous gain or taking advantage through greed, particularly unjust profit-seeking; well-established translation equivalent in contexts of exploitation and covetousness
- עָשַׁק ʻâshaq · H6231 · to practice extortion, to defraud, to abuse
- Hebrew verb for oppression and exploitation through taking advantage of others, often translated in contexts of economic or social exploitation that overlaps with πλεονεκτέω's sense of over-reaching
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To take advantage of, to exploit, exploitation88.144
- πλεονεκτέω describes gaining an unfair advantage over someone, often for material profit. Paul defends his own conduct toward the Corinthians: “Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one” (2 Corinthians 7:2).
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon πλεονέκτω; 1 aorist ἐπλεονέκτησα; 1 aorist passive subjunctive 1 person plural…
1. intransitive, to have more, or a greater part or share: Thucydides, Xenophon, Plutarch, others; to be superior, excel, surpass, have an advantage over, τίνος (genitive of person) τίνι (the dative of thing): Xenophon, Plato, Isocrates, Demosthenes, others.
2. transitive, to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach: (Herodotus 8, 112), Plato, Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Dio Cassius, others; and so in the N. T. in 2 Cor 7:2; 2 Cor 12:17, 2 Cor 12:18; 1 Thess 4:6 (see πρᾶγμα, b.); passive (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 22) ὑπό τίνος, 2 Cor 2:11(10).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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